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BULLSEYE                                                    News                                                                                                                        9April 29, 2016

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                                                                           Exchange honors military spouses                                                                F 35, from page 8_____________               While Kendall noted there are some
                                                                           with $5,000 vacation giveaway                                                                      Steady progress                           design issues that need to be resolved, he
                                                                                                                                                                                 e F-35 program has made “steady        said he would be surprised if a “major”
                                                                           Army & Air Force Exchange Service Public A airs  allowing the Exchange to express gratitude                                                  design problem popped up.
                                                                                                                            for their service and sacri ce.                progress” over the past four years under
                                                                              DALLAS — Military Spouse Apprecia-                                                           Bogdan’s leadership, according to Frank            e program is progressing, Bogdan
                                                                           tion Day falls on May 6 this year, but the          “Military spouses truly deserve their fair  Kendall, the undersecretary of defense       said, but “sometimes slower than I’d
                                                                           Exchange will celebrate the contributions        share of credit for their role in protecting   for acquisition, technology and logistics.   like, but moving forward and making
                                                                           of military spouses all month by o ering a       our nation’s freedoms,” said Air Force Chief                                                progress, nonetheless.”
                                                                           chance to win a resort vacation package for      Master Sgt. Sean Applegate, the Exchange’s        F-35 costs and development have re-
                                                                           two valued at more than $5,000 <https://         senior enlisted adviser. “Managing a house-    mained within the baseline, Kendall said,          e general said risks include stability
                                                                                                                            hold, raising children, providing unending     noting that production costs have steadily   issues with the aircra ’s so ware. Other
                                                                            ic.kr/p/GtDnZ7> .                               support for their partner — sometimes          decreased, meeting the independent cost      issues, he said, include the development
                                                                              One lucky winner will have their pick         while their signi cant other is thousands      estimate each year.                          of the next version of the maintenance
                                                                                                                            of miles in a dangerous war zone — takes                                                    system known as the Autonomic Lo-
                                                                           of more than 2,000 resort locations world-       a toll only those who have experienced it         “While I do continue to monitor           gistics Information System, or ALIS,
                                                                           wide, plus a Samsonite Silhouette Sphere 2       can understand. at’s why the Exchange          progress monthly and conduct annual          version 2.02.
                                                                           two-piece luggage set, a Sony a6000 digital      is proud to o er a chance to live the good     program deep-dive reviews, the F-35 is
                                                                           camera bundle with two interchangeable           life with a luxurious vacation for two at one  no longer a program that keeps me up at         “However, we believe we have identi-
                                                                           lenses and camera and lens accessories,          of these top-tier resorts.”                    night,” Kendall told lawmakers.               ed the root cause of these problems, and
                                                                           and a $2,500 Exchange gi card.                                                                                                               have tested solutions in the lab and in
                                                                                                                               Authorized shoppers 18 and older can           According to Kendall, the F-35 is a        ight tests, and are now completing our
                                                                              Four runners-up will each receive one         enter the $5K Vacation Getaway Giveaway        “game-changing, state-of-the-art weap-        ight test with these solutions,” Bogdan
                                                                           $250 Firestone gi card. Overseas runners-        online from May 1-31 at www.shopmyex-          ons system.”                                 said.
                                                                           up will receive a $250 Exchange gi card.         change.com/becauseofyou.
                                                                                                                                                                              Since potential adversaries are not idly     Bogdan said he and his team take very
                                                                              The sweepstakes is part of the Ex-               Winners will be chosen at random and        standing by, threat advances in areas like   seriously the responsibility of delivering
                                                                           change’s Because of You program, which           noti ed no later than June 19. No purchase     integrated air-defense systems, air-to-air   the best possible weapons system.
                                                                           has expanded in 2016 to celebrate military       is necessary to enter or win.                  weapons and electronic warfare must be
                                                                           families as well as honor active-duty troops,                                                   continuously countered, he said.                “We never forget that someday, your
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        sons and daughters, your grandsons or
                                                                                                                                                                              So ware, maintenance challenges           granddaughters, will take an F-35 into
                                                                                                                                                                              Both Kendall and Bogdan discussed         harm’s way to defend our freedom,”
                                                                                                                                                                           the challenges in the F-35 program.          he said.

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